CLASSIC COCKTAIL · 1934–1959
Cape Codder
Vodka and cranberry juice with a squeeze of lime: the original vodka-cranberry.
1945Historical classicResearched
The Cape Codder was created in 1945 as the Red Devil, a promotional drink for cranberry juice, and later renamed for Cape Cod. Vodka, cranberry and a squeeze of lime make one of the simplest highballs in the canon. Its success helped turn cranberry juice into a standard cocktail mixer.
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THE RECIPETart, clean and refreshing
Ingredients
- Vodka45 ml
- Cranberry juice120 ml
- Lime wedgeto garnish
Method
Build the vodka and cranberry over ice in a highball, squeeze in the lime and drop the wedge into the glass.
Highball · ice · lime wedge